The University of Northern British Columbia’s first Chancellor is donating her archival records to the University.

The gift from the Honourable Iona Campagnolo, P.C., O.C., O.B.C., former Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, will be acknowledged at UNBC on April 30 from 3-4:30pm in the Bentley Centre. She will be speaking about the early development of UNBC. Campagnolo was Chancellor from 1992-98.

The archival records encompass 11 bankers’ boxes of textual and photographic materials documenting Campagnolo’s personal and career-related activities from the 1950s onward.  Of particular note, the records document Campagnolo’s early broadcasting career and early political activism in Prince Rupert, her involvement with non-governmental organizations, as well as personal writings, speeches and certificates related to her career in public service.  The archive includes one thousand of Campagnolo’s speeches, including the one she gave in 1994 at the opening of the University.

The Honourable Iona Campagnolo will be available to speak to the media during her visit to Prince George.